How to Prevent SIM Swapping Attack

What is SIM Swapping?

An attack that controls your SIM card or gains sensitive information is known as SIM Swapping. It occurs when the hacker calls the targeted user to convenience for OTP, password or asks the user to activate the SIM card and if the user tells the information regarding OTP, password, etc. they hijack the user’s phone and gain all the details of the user’s mobile number. Sometimes, they also call the victim and ask for the credit card details, and if the victim tells the details they hijack the credit card and withdraw the money from the victim’s account....

What is a SIM?

The Full form of SIM is a Subscriber identity module that is present in your mobile phone or you have to insert it manually while connecting with the calls, and sending text messages. SIM card gives users identity, phone number, network, stored text messages, and contact lists. SIM cards give you access to mobile data and in case if you use wifi and do not use a sim card on your mobile in that case you can still access Google or any online social media such as WhatsApp, sending emails without the need for a SIM card. But if you want to connect with calls, and send text messages, the SIM card is necessary in your mobile phone....

How Does SIM Jacking Work?

SIM jacking is also known as SIM Swapping. It occurs when hackers have full control of your mobile phone. Hackers first deactivate or block your SIM card and then call the phone carrier and convince them to convert the original SIM card to a new SIM card because the phone was lost and when the phone carrier submitted the request successfully they fully accessed your mobile phone. If someone calls you and sends messages in that case the number and messages do not reflect your mobile, it reflects the hacker’s mobile because your sim is already blocked by a hacker. Many reports show that hackers have stolen all the money of the victims in bank accounts and many businesses have faced financial losses due to the reason of SIM swapped attacks....

What to do When a SIM Swap Fraud Occurs?

When SIM Swap fraud occurs, make sure to contact your respective service provider. They will confirm if sim hijacking takes place or not and you can also follow the security guidelines when your sim is swapped by a hacker....

What Role Does Social Media Play in SIM Swap Fraud?

Social media plays an important role in SIM Swap fraud. Hackers execute the SIM Swap attack on social media successfully. Because many of the users in social media send personal information hackers easily steal your sensitive information and misuse it. Many individuals use the same passwords in every account, which will easily guess hackers and hijack your mobile phone. Some users share important or sensitive information in Instagram posts, Facebook posts, or any social media posts such as users sharing their pet names, and hackers mainly focus on these types of posts and extract their information that is used to hack the password and hijack the mobile phone....

What are the Signs of Sim Swap Attack?

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How to Prevent Sim Swapping Attack?

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Conclusion

In the digital era, the mobile is an important source in the digital world where we connect with people in calls around the globe and send text messages. But we don’t ignore the security policies to secure our SIM card otherwise hackers hijack our SIM card and gain access to our mobile phones. We already discussed the prevention steps of that to secure a sim swap attack....

Frequently Asked Questions on How to Prevent SIM Swapping Attack -FAQs

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